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Which of the following is more commonly seen in patients with Lewy body dementia when compared to Alzheimer's dementia? A) Hallucinatio...

Sometimes is difficult to distinguish athetosis from chorea (hence the term choreoathetosis). Typically, however, athetoid movements are slo...

 Which of the following grades of deep tendon reflexes best describes a patient with transient and intermittent clonus? a. Grade 0 b. Grade ...

This is a schematic diagram of the pupillary light reflex. The afferent limb originates in the retinal photoreceptors, which convert light...

A 75-year-old man is brought in to your office by his wife. She complains that he is not the same over the last 6 months. His memory is fail...

Hypoglossal nerve is a motor cranial nerve for the muscles of the tunge.So,If the right CN 12 is dysfunctional, the tongue will deviate to t...

A 45-year-old man complains of decreased sensation in his buttocks and inability to achieve an erection. On examination he has decreased ana...

CAUSES: Classic Ramsay Hunt syndrome is ascribed to infection of the geniculate ganglion by herpesvirus 3 (varicella-zoster virus [VZV]). HI...

Brain herniation refers to displacement of a portion of the brain from its normal position through openings in the inelastic dura secondary ...

Cranial Nerve 9 Dysfunction : Patient has suffered stroke, causing loss of function of left CN 9 (Glossopharyngeal nerve). As a result, uvul...

It has been known since the 1930s that when a certain part of monkeys’ brains were removed, the animals became fearless. Now similar effects...

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A 25-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who was receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy presented with a ...

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Neuroblastoma is a childhood cancer that is diagnosed at a median age of about 17 months. Tumors can arise anywhere along the sympathetic ne...

A DMC patient with urinary stress incontinence regains control with less-invasive surgery at DMC Sinai-Grace, performed by DMC Ob/Gyn specia...

Left 6th Cranial Nerve Palsy : Left eye unable to move laterally beyond midline. In this case, nerve dysfunction was caused by diabetes-indu...

Blepharospasm is an abnormal tic, spasm, or twitch of the eyelid. It is sometimes referred to as Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Focal dyst...

There are several medical causes of coma. One of the easiest ways to remember these causes is to use the mnemonic AEIOU TIPS: * A - alcoho...

Babinski Response: Note upgoing great toe upon stimulation of lateral foot in patient with upper motor neuron lesion.